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Behavioural Competency

Business Insight:

·         Gathers and analyses a mass of data in order to come to robust conclusions

·         Undertakes deep analyses to identify potential solutions and weighs the value of each option

·         Thinks ahead and conducts studies and analysis to identify long term opportunities and threats

·         Creates new concepts to explain situations or solve problems

·         Fully considers the implications of different courses of action and uses this to inform decision making

·         Explains complex analyses in simple, understandable ways.

Decision Quality:

·         Creates an environment that promotes cross-functional analysis and decision making

·         Holds leaders accountable to push decision making down to the most appropriate level

·         Requires that organization-level decisions be based on data and sound reasoning

·         Coaches his direct reports to make tough decisions and difficult trade-offs on behalf of the organization.

Ensures Accountability:

·         Creates an environment of accountability for meeting agreed-upon expectations

·         Ensures that the organization meets its commitments.

·         Confronts others openly and directly about performance problems

·         Enforces consequences for continued poor performance

·         Exits poor performers with appropriate HR processes

Drives vision and purpose:

·         Works with critical stakeholders to build support before an important meeting or throughout an initiative

·         Builds coalitions both internally and externally, drawing on a broad and diverse range of senior stakeholders

·         Understands and uses group dynamics to achieve specific outcomes for the greater good of the organisation as well as to inspire large-scale change

Developing Others:

·         Takes an active on-going interest in the long-term career development aims of individuals

·         Takes a key role in systematizing learning and development

·         Provides one-on-one coaching for to develop financial expertise and help in longer-term development

·         Takes personal ownership for developing people and assisting them through the journey

·         Ensures that well-developed successors are in place

·         Role models a commitment to continuing development by sharing own experiences

Instills Trust:

·         Challenges the organisation to live up to a higher standard of ethics or corporate responsibility

·         Challenges powerful persons to act on their stated values

·         Takes a leadership role to raise awareness and standards regarding ethics and corporate responsibility

·         Exhibit executive maturity in dealing with difficult situations